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Originally posted by reconmike
We also had numerous protests at the base I was stationed at, most of the time when we would react they would lay down peacefully and be arrested.
One time we showed up in APC's (ammored personal carriers) I was manning a M60 machine gun when we ordered them to stop, but they refused and we needed to stop them so I fired a 6 round burst over their heads.
Funny to see someone shit their pants, litterelly.
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Very much the same on the Air Force side. They had a point to make, they felt that they made it, and quietly gave themselves over to us. Usually, just the sound of charging a round into an M-16 was enough to scare them shitless. No, to my knowledge, no one was ever actually shot and killed. Although I do remember a Senior Airman receiving an Article 15 because he fired about a half dozen rounds into the ground, at the feet of a fleeing protester. (Warning shots are forbidden in the Air Force) After that, we took a MWD (Military Working Dog) team out with us. Nothing like a German Shepard, with dripping fangs, snarling at you to to bring about an attitude adjustment. Damn...I just realized...I sure miss those days.